Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
Senator Jarvis Reports Favorably the
General Appropriation Bill-Uni.
versi!y Land Bill Passed.
The Senate County Convict Bill Passes tho
House-The Educational Bill Dis
cussed without Action
THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.

! idillSOu, rum ClliZtUS OI UTtST county,
protesting against validating the Greer
county patents.
Senator Jarvis, for the finance COM
mittee, reported favorsbly the general
appropriation bill, with amendments in,
creasing the salaries of certain clerks.
Senator Camp, for the committe on
state affairs, reported unfavorably the
bill to increase the number OF state pen.
! sOners; favorsbly to provide for geo.
logical survey.
Senator Pope, for the committee on
public lands, reported favoraoly to vail
date the land patents issued to Pierce
Johnson.
Senator Glasscock, for the committee
on education, reported favorably the bill
to create the Office of State Geologist.
! Senator Lane, for the insurance COM
mittee, reported unfavorably the Moore
insurance bill.
Senator Harrison, for the committee on
counties, reported favorably to divide the
western portion of Tom Green county
into six counties.
By Senator Mcdonald, to provide for
the sale and lease of lands.
The Senate bill to prevent discrimina-
ti0ns in the transportation of freights
was laid before the Senate and postponed
subject to call
! The bill to turn over the university
lands TO the regents was taken up. Sena-
tor Simkins explained the locality of the
university lands, showing that the great
body Of them were situated in the eX-
| IRENE western counties. He stated that
of all the lands owned by the university
only about $4,000 acres were fit for agri-
culture, and that the regents had had all
the lands classified, and knew exactly
where they were situated.
Senator Terrell advocated the passage
OF the bill, and said that the word
"lease" it contained was the disturbing
! influence that excited the Senator from
Wheeler.
! Senator Burgess supported the bill land
| in an able argument urged its passage.
! Senator Mcdonald offered substitute
| providing that corporations may acquire
such lands as th+ law now permits them
to acquire for their legitimate purposes.
Adopted.
Senator Fields offered to amend limit
ing leases to term not exceeding ten
years Adopted.
The bill then passed to its third read
ing.
Senator Harrison introduced q bill to
better define the crime of conspiracy.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Gresham presented a petition of
the State Bar Association of Dallas in ia
vor of a constitutional amendment to the
general judiciary law.
| Bills were presented as follows: By
Of
! fresh beef by other than regular butchers
in cities and towns.
BY Mr.. Camp, resolution that the
Land Board furnish members with copies
of the reports OF the Grass Commission
ers. Adopted.
BY Mr.. GOeth, a bill amending the
law compelling railroads to establish
public Offices for the open inspection of
their books
By Mr.. Larkins, prohibitirg camp hunt
| ing by non-residents.
By Mr.. Williamson, providing for mile
age for district judges.
By Mr.. Bard of Lamar, better securing
the collection of taxes.
By Mr.. Mills, for the relief of railroads
by extending the time for forfeitures of
their charters for failure in annual rail-
road construction till March, 1889, ON ac-
count of the stringency of money mat
| tiers.
The Speaker appointed on the special
| Joint committee to investigate the comp
troller's office Messrs. Baird of Brown,
Steele and Heath.
| Senate bills on third reading were
passed finally as follows: No. ~, amend
ing article Gil of the Code of Procedure !;
| No. 81, amending article 1886 of the Re-
vised Statutes No. 45, amending article
! 1902 of the Revised Statutes, providing
for hiring county convicts. They are to
be allowed 20 cents a day credit on &C
count of fines and costs, and not to be
worked over two years.
The substitute for the Moore school
bill, House bill No. l, providing for a
general school system for the state, was
considered, the pending question being
the amendment of Mr.. Nelson, substitut-
ed by an amendment of Mr.. Bell of Den
ton, allowing the superintendent of Edu-
cation but $1,000 for clerks, and the sub
sti ute making it $500, all of which were
defeated.
Mr.. Camp moved to strike out the
enacting clause ot the bill, which brought
out discussion on the general merits Of
| the bill.
! Mr.. Johnson of Smith argued that out
side of the Incorporation of the district
schools and county superintendent sys-
TEN, the bill was but reflex of the old
law and might be written on single
page, and that it WAS simply an effort to
conf Jrm the old law to the proposed
change. 1t was not applicable, he con-
tended, where there were mixed popula-
lions without great injustice to the tax
payers.
The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Page, Moore of Travis, Huling, Groce and
Kerlicks. The motion to strike out the
enacting clause was defeated-Yeas, 81;
nays, 81.
A communication from the Governor
transmitted memorial of teachers and
citizens of Texas in behalf of State Ed
ucational exhibit in the National EXPOSE
ton at Chicago in 1887, also a memoria 81
from the State Teachers Association IA
voriDg the establishment of county
high school in each county.
Pending further consideration of the
school bill the House adjourned till Sat-
prday morning.
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